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HOMEWORK HELP CENTER (during school year)
Mondays :: 4:30–5:30 :: Grades 1–3
Space is limited, so please pre-register. Call 303-335-4821, stop by the Children's Services department, or send us an <email>.
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MARCH
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4, 11, 25 |
4, 11, 18 |
8, 15, 22, 29 |
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DATABASES |
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- Kids Search – Middle & Elementary School
State-of-the-art search engine paired with a graphically-rich interface; simultaneous search of multiple databases; search by topic, subtopic, and keywords.
- Middle Search Plus
Full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines; thousands of biographies and historical essays; image collection of photos, maps and flags.
- NoveList K-8
Youth reader's advisory resource for fiction. Includes read-alikes, author bios, book reviews, and more.
- Primary Search
Contains full text for nearly 70 popular, elementary school magazines; includes the Encyclopedia of Animals and American Heritage Children's Dictionary; features Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia with easy-to-read entries; image collection of photos, maps and flags.
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Searchasaurus – Elementary School
Access three popular elementary and middle school databases. Complete with erupting volcanoes, dinosaur guide, and compass, Searchasaurus has an animated interface with a dinosaur theme that encourages young researchers to enhance and develop basic search methodologies. |
- World Book Online
Four World Book offerings: Kids, Students, Advanced, and a Spanish version with an easy-to-use bilingual interface.
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WEBSITES |
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Fact Monster
Easy-to-use homework help for a wide variety of subjects. Also includes games and quizzes, "Cool Stuff," and a reference desk with searchable atlas, dictionary, encyclopedia, almanac, timelines, and more. Part of the Family Education Network. |
Learn about your own county and faraway lands including the people, history, culture, nature, and travel.
Also from the people behind the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery Kids, Planet Green, and the Science Channel.
- The Nine Planets
Actually...one star, eight planets, and more.
- Volcano World
Take a virtual field trip, play games and puzzles, learn about current active volcanos and volcano FAQs. Volcano World is sponsored by the NASA Oregon Space Grant Consortium and housed in the Department of Geosciences at Oregon State University.
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